Lauki Kofta Curry Recipe | No Onion No Garlic Lauki (Bottlegourd) Kofta Curry

Lauki Kofta is made of deep fried bottle gourd dumplings immersed in a spicy tomato-Curd gravy. We can also do this with usual onion-tomato gravy, but I tried making this as no onion no garlic so that we can even make this yummy dish on the fasting days also. This is one of the simple to make kofta curry. Whenever we think of kofta, we all love Malai kofta so much than any other varieties. But Bottlegourd is also very delicious and also healthy. We can also steam cook the bottle gourd dumplings or use Paniyaram pan to avoid more oil. Try this No Onion No Garlic Lauki Kofta and Im sure you will enjoy with Roti!

Tips for making Lauki Kofta:

• Lauki has lots of water content. So once grated, squeeze out the water completely. We can leave the grated lauki for sometime to release all of its moisture and then squeeze it out. We can reserve the water and use it for gravy.
• Along with besan we can aslso add corn flour to get more crispier koftas.
• We can add chopped vegetables like carrot, corn and peas to grated lauki and make it to dumplings.
• Deep fry in low flame till the kofta is golden brown and also cooked well.
• We can make this gravy with onion too. Cook the onion with tomato in hot water and make a puree together or saute the onions and then cook the tomato puree.
• We can use store bought tomato puree can.
• Cook the tomato gravy till the oil gets separated. We can store the tomato gravy in refrigerator and use it for a week.
• Add the fried koftas only at the time of serving. These koftas’ are not dense so it will quickly absorb the gravy.

You may also want to try:

• Palak Paneer Kofta Curry
• Paneer Kolhapuri
• Lauki Kurma
• Doodhi Halwa
• Lauki Chana dal Subzi

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Lauki Kofta Curry Recipe | No Onion No Garlic Lauki (Bottlegourd) Kofta Curry

Course: Accompaniment, Veg Gravies

Cuisine: Indian Recipes, North Indian

Equipments Needed

• Mixer Grinder
• Heavy Bottomed Pan
• Mixing Bowl

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 146kcal

Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Lauki Kofta, one of the popular kofta variety in Northern India. Grated Bottle Gourd is mixed with spices and deep fried which are then concocted with Tomato gravy. This is a No Onion No Garlic recipe. This Lauki Kofta tastes delicious with Roti / Naan / Paratha or any Indian Flat Breads!

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Ingredients

For Kofta

• ▢ 1 Cup Bottle Gourd Grated
• ▢ 2 tbsp Gram Flour (Besan / Chickpea Flour)
• ▢ 1 Green Chili Chopped
• ▢ 1 tsp Ginger Grated
• ▢ ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
• ▢ ½ tsp Garam Masala
• ▢ 1½ tsp Salt
• ▢ 2 Cups Oil For Deep Frying

For Curry

• ▢ 3 Tomato
• ▢ ½ Cup Fresh Curd
• ▢ 1 Green Chili Finely Chopped
• ▢ 1 tsp Ginger Finely Chopped
• ▢ ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
• ▢ ½ tsp Cumin Powder
• ▢ 1 tsp Coriander Powder
• ▢ 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
• ▢ 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves Finely Chopped For Garnishing

For Tempering

• ▢ 2 tbsp Ghee
• ▢ 1 inch Cinnamon Stick
• ▢ 3 Cloves
• ▢ 2 Cardamom
• ▢ 1 Bay Leaf

Instructions

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  Measure and take 1 Cup of grated bottle gourd. Squeeze out the grated bottle gourd to get rid of  its water content
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  In a mixing bowl, add squeezed grated bottle gourd. Add besan and other kofta ingredients except oil and mix everything well
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  Heat oil in a pan. When the oil is hot enough, make small balls out of the kofta mixture and gently drop in the hot oil. Deep fry the kofta in medium flame till it is golden brown and crispy
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  Take out the koftas and place it in a bowl with tissue to drain excess oil. Repeat the same for the rest of the kofta mixture.
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  Now lets prepare the curry. Bring 2 cups of water to boil. Add tomatoes to the boiling water. Switch off the flame and cover the pan with lid and allow the tomatoes to sit in hot water for 10 minutes
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  After 10 minutes, drain the water and peel the tomato skin. Take the tomatoes in a mixer jar and grind it to get a smooth puree
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  Heat oil or ghee in a pan. Add the seasoning ingredients and fry for few seconds
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  Then add slit green chili along with chopped ginger and saute in oil for few seconds
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  Now add turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and red chili powder and saute in oil for couple of seconds
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  To the pan add the tomato puree and keep the flame in low and allow the tomato to cook for 3-4 minutes
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  When the oil starts to ooze out of the tomato mixture, add curd along with salt and keep the flame in low and adjust the consistency of the gravy
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  Allow the gravy to boil for 2 minutes and then finally garnish with coriander leaves and switch of the flame
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  Just before serving, pour the gravy in a serving bowl and add fried bottle gourd koftas and serve immediately. Add koftas to gravy only while serving else the koftas will be soft and not crispy
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  The delicious No Onion No Garlic Lauki Kofta Curry Ready to serve!

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Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts

Lauki Kofta Curry Recipe | No Onion No Garlic Lauki (Bottlegourd) Kofta Curry

Amount Per Serving (0.5 Cup)

Calories 146 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Fat 6g9%

Carbohydrates 18g6%

Protein 5g10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Instructions with Step by Step Pictures:

• Measure and take 1 Cup of grated bottle gourd. Squeeze out the grated bottle gourd to get rid of  its water content

• In a mixing bowl, add squeezed grated bottle gourd. Add besan and other kofta ingredients except oil

• Mix everything well

• Heat oil in a pan. When the oil is hot enough, make small balls out of the kofta mixture and gently drop in the hot oil. Deep fry the kofta in medium flame till it is golden brown and crispy

• Take out the koftas and place it in a bowl with tissue to drain excess oil. Repeat the same for the rest of the kofta mixture.

• Now lets prepare the curry. Bring 2 cups of water to boil. Add tomatoes to the boiling water. Switch off the flame and cover the pan with lid and allow the tomatoes to sit in hot water for 10 minutes

• After 10 minutes, drain the water and peel the tomato skin.

• Take the tomatoes in a mixer jar and grind it to get a smooth puree

• Heat oil or ghee in a pan. Add the seasoning ingredients and fry for few seconds. Then add slit green chili along with chopped ginger and saute in oil for few seconds

• Now add turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and red chili powder and saute in oil for couple of seconds

• To the pan add the tomato puree and keep the flame in low and allow the tomato to cook for 3-4 minutes

• When the oil starts to ooze out of the tomato mixture, add curd along with salt and keep the flame in low and adjust the consistency of the gravy

• Allow the gravy to boil for 2 minutes and then finally garnish with coriander leaves and switch of the flame

• Just before serving, pour the gravy in a serving bowl and add fried bottle gourd koftas and serve immediately. Add koftas to gravy only while serving else the koftas will be soft and not crispy

• The delicious No Onion No Garlic Lauki Kofta Curry Ready to serve!

Lauki Kofta Curry Recipe | No Onion No Garlic Lauki (Bottlegourd) Kofta Curry

Sowmya Venkatachalam

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